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~4 PAGE THREE. DYNAMITE PROJECT. THERE ARE TWO MANUFACTURERS IN ALABAMA, NAMELY, E. I. DUPONT AT WATSON AND HERCULES AT MC ADORY. BOTH THESE HAVE WHOLESALE OUTLETS, DUPONT/S BEING COWAN EQUIPMENT CO., BIRMINGHAM, AND HERCULES BEING ALABAMA POWDER CO., BIRMINGHAM. BOTH OUTLEBT HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED REGULAR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS PLUS THEY ALSO SELL TO ANYONE RETAIL. DUE TO THE VARIOUS TYPES OF MINING BEING CONDUCTED IN THE AREA tiOST OF THE WHOLESALE BUYERS THEN SELL DYNAMITE AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES ON A RETAIL OR COST BASIS TO THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES OR SMALLER MINING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF QUOTE WAGON MINES UNQUOTE RUN BY ONE TO FOUR PERSONS WHO PURCHASE DYNAMITE DIRECTLY FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR OR BUY FROM A WHOLESALE BUYER IN SMALL LOTS. THESE WAGON MINERS ALSO STEAL EXPLOSIVES FROM EACH OTHER AS COMMON PRACTICE AND THEFTS ARE SELDON REPORTED AS THIS CONSIDERED OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD. ALL REPORTED THEFTS ARE BEING IMMEDIATELY CHECKED OUT. LARGE MINING OPERATIONS SELL DYNAMITE DIRECTLY TO THEIR MINERS FROM COMPANY STOCKS FOR THEIR DAYS WORK AND NO RECORDS KEPT RE HOW MUCH THEY USE DURING DAY AS THEY DO NOT TURN BACK UNUSED END PAGE THREE.